Dr. William M Petrie MD
Geriatric Psychiatrist | Geriatric Psychiatry
1601 23rd Ave S Nashville TN, 37212About
Dr. William Petrie is a geriatric psychiatrist practicing in Nashville, TN. Dr. Petrie specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders, particularly in older adults. Patients who visit geriatric psychiatrists typically look for help with problems like memory loss, depression, difficulty coping with change, stress, dementia, anxiety and more. Older adults may also experience emotional distress after being diagnosed with a disease as well. Dr. Petrie helps patients after a comprehensive diagnostic exam so the root of their problems can be treated.
Education and Training
Vanderbilt Univ Sch of Med, Nashville Tn 1972
Vanderbilt University School of Medicine 1972
Board Certification
Psychiatry and NeurologyAmerican Board of Psychiatry and NeurologyABPN
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- The Role of Pharmacogenetic Testing in the Amelioration of Antidepressant-Related Motor Disturbances in 2 Young Adult Men With Major Depressive Disorder.
- Alzheimer's disease.
- Drugs in geropsychiatry.
- Drugs in geropsychiatry.
- Vitamins in psychiatry. Do they have a role?
- Sexual effects of antidepressents and psychomotor stimulant drugs.
- Propranolol in organic agitation.
- Psychopharmacology for the elderly.
- Drug treatment of anxiety and agitation in the aged.
- Utility assessment applied to the evaluation of drug efficacy [proceedings].
- Utility assessment applied to the evaluation of drug efficacy [proceedings].
- Cholinergic effects on arousal and cocaine-induced olfactory-amygdala spindling and seizures in cats.
- Psychoses with propranolol: a case report.
- Acute effects of viloxazine HCl and flurazepam when given alone and in combination on sleep EEG: a double-blind interaction study with normals.
- Viloxazine in the treatment of depressive neurosis: a placebo and standard (imipramine) controlled clinical study.
Treatments
- Mental Health, Dementia
- Bipolar Disorder
- Anxiety
- Psychosis
- Dementia
- Adjustment Disorder
- Schizophrenia
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